Brief: New Israeli restrictions on NGOs in Gaza take effect
The Take
Al Jazeera
4.7 • 748 Ratings
🗓️ 4 January 2026
⏱️ 6 minutes
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Summary
This week: 95 days into a ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 418 Palestinians in Gaza. Israel placed new restrictions on NGOs operating in Gaza. As a new year began, Palestinians in Gaza continued to put hopes in a fragile ceasefire. Israel has killed at least 71,384 Palestinians in Gaza since October 7th, 2023.
In this episode:
- Hani Mahmoud, Al Jazeera Correspondent
- Tareq Abu Azzoum, (@abuoazzum) Al Jazeera Correspondent
- Sinem Koseoglu, (@sinemkoseoglu) Al Jazeera Correspondent
Episode credits:
This episode was produced and mixed by David Enders. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Andrew Greiner and Munera AlDosari is our engagement producer. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.
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| 0:00.0 | I'm David Enders, and this is the take. |
| 0:05.0 | As Israel's war on Gaza continues, we're coming to you on Sundays with a weekly roundup. |
| 0:11.0 | This week, 95 days into a ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 418 Palestinians in Gaza. |
| 0:21.6 | Israel placed new restrictions on NGOs operating in Gaza. |
| 0:25.6 | As a new year began, Palestinians in Gaza continued to put hopes in a fragile ceasefire. |
| 0:32.6 | Today is Sunday, January 4. |
| 0:35.6 | Israel has killed more than 71,384 Palestinians in Gaza since October 7, 2023. |
| 0:47.1 | Israel enacted new rules for NGOs operating in Gaza on January 1st, further restricting |
| 0:53.3 | what little aid is available to Palestinians |
| 0:56.0 | there. |
| 0:57.0 | Al Jazeera's Tarek Abu Azum reported from Der Al-Bala in central Gaza. |
| 1:02.0 | Late December 2025, Israel announced that 37 humanitarian NGOs operating in Gaza would |
| 1:10.0 | be banned or suspended from operating in the territory |
| 1:13.6 | if they did not meet the criteria of the new Israeli registration system that requires from each organization |
| 1:20.6 | to provide a detailed list of its employees, including Palestinian staff, and also providing further personal identification, |
| 1:31.1 | information for Israeli security vetting. Under the first phase of the ceasefire agreement, |
| 1:36.5 | the strip must be witnessing some sort of comprehensive alleviation for the humanitarian crisis. |
| 1:43.2 | All NGOs and UN key actors on the ground |
| 1:46.4 | emphasizing the fact that Gaza did not receive the essential humanitarian needs in order to |
| 1:53.6 | alleviate the family living conditions and also to improve the lifestyle of living here in the |
| 2:00.2 | territory. That includes the injury of much needed medical supplies, the reconstruction of gas, |
| 2:05.6 | has destroyed hospitals, and also to witness some sort of improvement for the reconstruction |
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